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Lonestar Stockyards

Name: Lonestar Stockyards livestock auction prices — 2023-12-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-12-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Wildorado, Texas · Tue, Dec 12

● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 3365

← Dec 5Dec 12Dec 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

715 head

▼ 461 vs last sale 1,176▼ 345 vs year ago 1,060 · −32.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 56▲ 33 vs year ago 32 · +103.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

47 head

▲ 33 vs last sale 14▲ 32 vs year ago 15 · +213.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Feeder steers traded mostly steady to weak. Feeder heifers traded 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Not enough comparable sales on steer or heifer calves for a market trend. Boning and Breaking Utility slaughter cows traded mostly 1.00 lower. Lean slaughter cows mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Trading activity was moderate on moderate buyer demand. A cold front is moving into the area Wednesday and Thursday and is forecasted to bring some much needed moisture in the form of rain and snow.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $206.48/cwt on 255 head.

Average price

$206.48

255 head · 662 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,366

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$116

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$30.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.08

vs TX average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	655	208.55	1,365	168
Medium and Large 1-2	675	203.35	1,372	84
Medium and Large 2	702	178.00	1,250	3thin

One grade step is worth $30.55/cwt here — about $116 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale255 hd

206.48

—

TX average4 barns · 1,663 hd

212.55

−6.08

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,248	95.00	1,185	2thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,305	89.95	1,174	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	88.64	1,365	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,000	76.13	761	15

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,242	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$2,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

57 lots · USDA AMS · Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	283	318.96/cwt	312.50–320.00	903	21
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	376	315.46/cwt	311.00–320.00	1,186	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	408	326.00/cwt	326.00–326.00	1,330	12
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	491	276.00/cwt	276.00–276.00	1,355	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	522	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,347	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	527	269.27/cwt	262.00–274.00	1,419	10
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	543	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	1,401	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	589	237.67/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,400	16
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	626	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,471	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	632	226.24/cwt	224.00–229.00	1,430	18
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	671	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,429	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	740	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,524	5
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	776	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,552	4
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	791	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,701	67
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	810	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,669	8
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	852	185.50/cwt	185.50–185.50	1,580	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	903	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,625	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers16 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	280	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	792	15
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	368	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	975	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	402	248.00/cwt	248.00–248.00	997	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	447	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	1,086	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	468	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	959	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	495	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,114	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	528	235.40/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,243	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	587	223.25/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,310	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	593	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,198	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	594	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,176	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	630	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,279	23
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 2	702	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,250	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,417	70
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Unweaned	714	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	1,346	5
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1Fleshy	719	195.34/cwt	195.00–196.00	1,404	12
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1	808	183.95/cwt	183.50–187.00	1,486	71
Feeder Cattle · Bulls7 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	453	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,246	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	513	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,262	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	585	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,287	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	614	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,234	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	621	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,459	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 2	625	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,144	7
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1	718	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,278	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—Light Weight	1,105	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	1,006	1
Bulls	—	—	1,390	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	1,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	860	51.64/cwt	41.00–61.00	444	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	875	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	656	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	915	83.94/cwt	79.00–88.00	768	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,030	57.00/cwt	57.00–57.00	587	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,090	90.31/cwt	90.00–91.00	984	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	77.23/cwt	72.00–82.00	866	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,305	89.95/cwt	85.00–90.50	1,174	22
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,540	88.64/cwt	85.50–92.50	1,365	16
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows3 lots · lightest first
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 2	767	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	813	36
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	815	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	823	1
Stock Cows	—	Medium and Large 1	984	104.99/cwt	100.00–107.00	1,033	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	1,242.06/head	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,242	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,000	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1	1,100	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	2

This sale against other markets

Texas weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Texas auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Texas feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Lonestar Stockyards - Wildorado, TX

Tue Dec 12, 2023

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Amarillo, TX (LS-AM)

Feeder CattleReceipts 715Last week 1,176Year ago 1,060

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 56Year ago 32

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 14Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	447	243.00	243.00
2	—	468	205.00	205.00
70	—	705	201.00	201.00
7	—	594	198.00	198.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	719	195.00–196.00	195.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	702	178.00	178.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	630	203.00	203.00
17	—	528	225.00–240.00	235.40
10	—	587	220.00–224.00	223.25
71	—	808	183.50–187.00	183.95
3	—	368	265.00	265.00
5	—	402	248.00	248.00
15	—	280	283.00	283.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	714	188.50	188.50
4	—	495	225.00	225.00
3	—	593	202.00	202.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	614	201.00	201.00
3	—	585	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	625	183.00	183.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	513	246.00	246.00
3	—	718	178.00	178.00
4	—	621	235.00	235.00
2	—	453	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	543	258.00	258.00
16	—	589	235.00–242.00	237.67
4	—	776	200.00	200.00
7	—	852	185.50	185.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
67	—	791	215.00	215.00
5	—	740	206.00	206.00
4	—	626	235.00	235.00
12	—	408	326.00	326.00
10	—	527	262.00–274.00	269.27
8	—	376	311.00–320.00	315.46
6	—	491	276.00	276.00
2	—	950	185.00	185.00
8	—	810	206.00	206.00
2	—	903	180.00	180.00
21	—	283	312.50–320.00	318.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Unweaned$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	632	224.00–229.00	226.24
3	—	522	258.00	258.00
4	—	671	213.00	213.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,090	90.00–91.00	90.31
1	—	1,030	57.00	57.00
4	—	1,121	72.00–82.00	77.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,540	85.50–92.50	88.64

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	915	79.00–88.00	83.94
2	—	860	41.00–61.00	51.64
2	—	875	75.00	75.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,305	85.00–90.50	89.95

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,390	99.00	99.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	91.00	91.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	36	—	767	106.00	106.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	984	100.00–107.00	104.99
(<2 yrs)	Open	1	—	815	101.00	101.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	955	1,200.00–1,300.00	1,242.06

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,100	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,000.00	2,000.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.